Patients on Antidepressants Are at an Increased Risk of Adverse Events following Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Ratnasamy P, Diatta F, Oghenesume O, Sanchez J, Gouzoulis M, Grauer J. Patients on Antidepressants Are at an Increased Risk of Adverse Events following Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2024 PMID: 39637418, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime of surgeryTotal knee arthroplasty patientsAdverse eventsRevision surgeryTotal knee arthroplastyPatient ageIncreased risk of adverse eventsRisk of adverse eventsElixhauser Comorbidity Index scorePostoperative adverse eventsInferior perioperative outcomesComorbidity Index scoreKnee arthroplastyPerioperative outcomesElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPostoperative outcomesAntidepressant medicationAntidepressantsComorbidity indexMultivariate analysisPatient populationSurgeryIncreased riskLevel IIIPatients